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FALL 2019 a Publication of the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society FALL 2019 A Publication of the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society Fall 2019 Aquatics | 1 Check our Got weeds? Choose UPL. web-app to help you with your Effective. Versatile. projects: Keep your lakes and ponds free of invasive aquatic weeds Measure your pond or lake Identify weeds and algae Find the right product AQUATIC HERBICIDE AQUATIC HERBICIDE Get application rates Scan the QR code to quickly access the GRANULAR AQUATIC HERBICIDE web app or use your mobile’s web browser: UPIAquatics.com. AQUATIC HERBICIDE AQUATIC HERBICIDE AQUATIC ALGAECIDE AND HERBICIDE AQUATIC ALGAECIDE AND HERBICIDE Support for: - Environmental, Regulatory, - National and Local and Public Affairs Distribution Partners - Human Health, Technical, - National Hotline and Toxicology Helpful reps at: UPIAquatics.com or 1-800-438-6071 2018-2019 FAPMS Board of Directors Officers President Kelli Gladding FALL 2019 Volume 41, Number 3 SePRO Corporation Cell phone: 386-409-1175 [email protected] President-Elect Scott Jackson Syngenta Past-President Keith Mangus Secretary Stephanie Walters Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) plants hid- Nutrien Ag Solutions 407-466-8360 ing amongst a patch of duckweed (Lemna [email protected] spp.) in the waters of Deleon Springs Treasurer State Park. Water lettuce is one of the Jennifer Myers Applied Aquatic Management, Inc. most prolific and rapidly reproducing 863-533-8882 plants in the world. Although its history 863-534-3322 fax [email protected] is well-documented in Florida, it behaves Editor much like an exotic species, quickly over- Amy Giannotti taking freshwater habitats, outcompeting AquaSTEM Consulting, LLC [email protected] native plants, and ultimately establishing C 407-603-0700 a monoculture that shades out sub- mersed species below and serves as a Directors Third Year Jeff Holland breeding ground for mosquitos. Photo by RCID Environmental Sciences (407) 824-7324 Amy Giannotti [email protected] Randal Snyder St. Johns River Water Management District CONTENTS O 321 409-2168 Email: [email protected] 4 Letter from 2019 FAPMS President Robbie Lovestrand FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm Invasive Plant Management Section 8 Use of Alum to Improve Water Clarity And 352-726-8622 [email protected] Plant Communities in Lakes Dr Lyn Gettys University of Florida Research & Ed Center 12 CAIP Faculty Staff Updates 954-577-6331 Fax 954-475-4125 14 Cyanobacterial Blooms in Florida’s Fresh Waters [email protected] FORREST W. LEFLER1, DAVID E. BERTHOLD1, MAXIMILIANO BARBOSA1, 1 Directors Second Year H. DAIL LAUGHINGHOUSE IV Thomas Calhoun Senior Environmental Scientist Lake Management Program 16 Empirical Analyses of Water Quality, Long-Term Fish, and Public Works Department Aquatic Plant Population Data In Relation to 407-665-2459 (Office) [email protected] Aquatic Plant Management Actions Tim Harris MARK V. HOYER*, MARINA K. SCHWARTZ, AND CHRISTINE A. HORSBURGH US Army Corps of Engineers W. SAMANTHA YUAN Invasive Species Management Branch Directors First Year 27 2019 Calendar of Events Samantha Yuan Research and Outreach Manager FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm 28 Glyphosate - Hazard vs. Risk Invasive Plant Management Section [email protected] Office (850) 617-9422 29 Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative Todd Olson Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc. To become a member of FAPMS and receive Aquatics magazine, please visit the website at: www.fapms.org 561-719-9488 (CELL) 561-845-5374 (FAX) The vision of FAPMS is to be a leading resource for promoting excellence in the stewardship of Florida’s aquatic [email protected] ecosystems. James Boggs Jr. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Aquatics (ISSN 1054-1799) is the official Branch Manager publication of the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society. Florida IVM Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC The Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society has not tested any of the products advertised or referred to in this publication, 863-557-0076 Mob. nor have they verified any of the statements made in any of the advertisements or articles. The Society does not warrant, 352-521-3538 Off. expressly or implied, the fitness of any product advertised or the suitability of any advice or statements contained herein. [email protected] Fall 2019 Aquatics | 3 Committees LETTER FROM 2019 FAPMS PRESIDENT Aquatics Magazine Advertising Angie Huebner Invasive Plant Management Dear FAPMS Members: 863-990-7090 [email protected] Auditing It has been my honor to serve as Keshav Setaram the FAPMS president for 2019. This Awards year has certainly been an eventful Scott Glasscock Disney Pest Management one for the history books with the [email protected] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva- By-Laws James Boggs Jr. tion Commission (FWC) “Pause” Branch Manager Florida IVM in the aquatic plant management Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC program and the challenges that 863-557-0076 Mob. 352-521-3538 Off. came with social media interactions [email protected] on this issue. It is said that challeng- Editorial Amy Giannotti ing times often create opportunities AquaSTEM Consulting, LLC [email protected] for collaboration, and I certainly C 407-603-0700 witnessed that among our aquatic Associate Editor plant community with respect to Education and Outreach the statewide “pause”. I would like Kelli Gladding SePRO Corporation to commend the FAPMS BOD, the Cell phone: 386-409-1175 [email protected] Society, and the entire aquatic plant management industry for coming together to provide an honest Governmental Affairs Matt Phillips and open level of communication, and to support Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm. Invasive Plant Management the many years of research that illustrate the need to 850-617-9429 [email protected] control invasive aquatic plants. The FAPMS BOD “ Historical worked diligently to develop the first “Resolution Andy Fuhrman s members Allstate Resource Management, Inc. Position Statement” regarding the FWC State A 954-382-9766 [email protected] Funded Program for Aquatic Plants”. This resolution, accompanied by several scientific publications, was of FAPMS…We Local Arrangements Bill Torres shared with the FWC Commissioners, the Water 850-519-4310 [email protected] Management District Administrators, and our newly are passionate Merchandise elected Governor DeSantis. Steve Montgomery I’m also extremely proud to have been part of Allstate Resource Management about caring for 954-382-9766 the inaugural Dr. Michael D. Netherland Exemplary 954-382-9770 fax [email protected] Colleague Award. Dr. Netherland has left a legacy our environment Nominating for our industry, and the committee did an incred- Keith Mangus ible job working on developing this new award in Program Kristine Campbell remembrance of our colleague. because we live on 321-246-0682 cell As members of FAPMS, we are professionals 407-858-6170 office [email protected] and strive to be leaders here in Florida and beyond. the water, fish on Resource Demonstration We are passionate about caring for our environment Dharmen Setaram WinField Solutions because we live on the water, fish on the lakes, hunt 407-670-4094 the lakes, hunt on [email protected] on the shorelines and play in the waves. I’m humbled and proud to have served this last Scholarship Keshav Setaram year and am grateful to the FAMPS members for the shorelines Vendor your continued support. Scott Jackson Syngenta and play in Web Site “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are Angie Huebner an ocean.” -Ryunosuke Satoro Invasive Plant Management the waves. ” 863-990-7090 [email protected] Kelli Gladding 2019 FAPMS President 4 | Aquatics Volume 41 | Number 3 FROM COAST TO COAST, HELENA IS YOUR FULL-SERVICE WEED MANAGEMENT PARTNER. Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC has the People, Products and Knowledge to assist with your management of nuisance aquatic vegetation. 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